Tzetzes told Ioannes Basilakes that he often wrote, rejecting any blame if letters were not delivered

Summary:
Ioannes Basilakes, a friend of Tzetzes, had written a letter complaining that his friend did not write, accompanying it with gifts. He received an indignant reply. Tzetzes claimed to have been writing constantly, and was not to blame if the carriers did not deliver the letters. He also complained about the gifts, explaining his moral objections to gift-giving 
Dates:
1150 July 6: 
Ioannes Tzetzes, man of letters (Ioannes 459)
  • He rebutted the charge of his friend, Ioannes 510, that he had not written; on the contrary, he had sent constant letters, which the carriers must have failed to deliver; he had no responsibility for that; he complained with mock anger of the gifts his friend sent, explaining his moral objections to gift-giving (:) Tzetzes, Letters 106.8-107.24
Ioannes Basilakes, correspondent of Tzetzes (Ioannes 510)
  • He sent Ioannes 459 a letter with gifts and a charge that his correspondent had not written; he received an indignant reply, that Tzetzes had been writing constantly, and was not to blame if the carriers did not deliver the letters; he also complained about the gifts, explaining his moral objections to gift-giving (:) Tzetzes, Letters 106.8-107.24