Three monks of Iveron, Arsenios Episkopos, Michael Mertatos the oikonomos and Theodoros the hegoumenos, presented to Nikephoros (III) Botaneiates, doux of Thessalonike, an imperial decree of Konstantinos X, requesting him to investigate thoroughly a complaint from Iveron that some of its properties and paroikoi on Athos had been seized unlawfully. Nikephoros asked Michael spatharokandidatos to inquire. Michael insisted that Demetrios, Ioannes, Konstantinos, Petros Raptes and two Stephanoi, six paroikoi of Iviron, should be returned to the monastery. Nikephoros gave Arsenios Episkopos, Michael Mertatos the oikonomos and Theodoros the hegoumenos an act confirming the monastery's rights to the above tax-exempt paroikoi