Tzetzes thanked the metropolitan of Ephesos for school fees, but excluded one student

Summary:
Ioannes Tzetzes thanked Ioannes Kolpotos, archbishop of Ephesos, for paying all the school fees he owed, thus helping Tzetzes to complete another year's teaching. However he warned the archbishop that there were limits to his tolerance of poor and unruly students, like Ioannes, a student for whom he had paid. The boy's presence in a class in his cell made Tzetzes want to get up and walk out 
Dates:
1146: 
Ioannes Kolpotos, archbishop of Ephesos [1147] (Ioannes 454)
  • He had just helped Ioannes 459 to complete another year's teaching by paying the fees; however he was warned that there were limits to Tzetzes' tolerance of poor and unruly students, which excluded Ioannes 494 (:) Tzetzes, Letters 71.1-72.4
Ioannes Tzetzes, man of letters (Ioannes 459)
  • He thanked Ioannes 454 for helping him complete teaching for the year by paying fees due from him; but he warned him that Ioannes 494's performance and behaviour were outside limits Tzetzes set for his pupils; his presence in class in his cell made Tzetzes wish to rise and leave (:) Tzetzes, Letters 71.1-72.4
Ioannes, unruly and unteachable student (Ioannes 494)
  • He was a student in the classes of Ioannes 459, in some way the responsibility of Ioannes 454; when Tzetzes thanked the metropolitan for paying his fees, he warned him that Ioannes' performance and behaviour were outside the limits Tzetzes set for his pupils (:) Tzetzes, Letters 71.1-72.4