A friend of Psellos was unjustly accused before a krites; Psellos wrote to seek a fair trial & a safety-net in case of loss

Summary:
A friend of Psellos asked him to support the letter-carrier, unjustly accused before the krites of Opsikion. Psellos did so (despite a vow not to ask favours of the krites), to smooth the man's entry to the court (fairness) and success there. If the man won his case, all would be well; but if his evidence was inadequate, the krites should find him a means of survival, as it was a judge's duty that those in his court should not be reduced to abject poverty by losing their case 
Dates:
1060 (Uncertain) 
friend of Michael Psellos (Anonymus 2577)
krites of Opsikion (Anonymus 2578)
  • He received a letter from Michael 61 in favour of Anonymus 2579 (despite Psellos’ vow not to ask him favours), to smooth the man’s entry to court; if he failed in his case he would need a way of survival, owed by any judge to those in his court (:) Psellos Letters (K - D) 258, 305.1-23
letter-carrier of Michael Psellos (Anonymus 2579)
  • He was unjustly accused before Anonymus 2578; Psellos wrote in support to smooth entry to the court (fairness) and success there (friendship); if he won the case, all would be well, but if not, he would need a means of survival (:) Psellos Letters (K - D) 258, 305.1-23
Michael Psellos (named Konstantinos till tonsure in 1054) (Michael 61)
  • Anonymus 2577 asked him to support Anonymus 2579, unjustly accused before Anonymus 2578; Psellos did so (despite a vow not to ask favours of the krites), to smooth the man’s entry to the court (fairness) and success there (friendship) (:) Psellos Letters (K - D) 258, 305.1-14
  • If Anonymus 2579 won the case, all would be well, but if his evidence was inadequate, Anonymus 2578 should find him a way of survival, as it was a judge’s duty that those in his court should not be bankrupted by losing their case (:) Psellos Letters (K - D) 258, 305.15-23
  • He wrote to Anonymus 2578 to support Anonymus 2579 before his court Psellos Letters (K - D) 258, 305.1-23