He wrote a speech on his own priest, a connoisseur of the capital's wine-bars

Summary:
He wrote to satirise his own priest (perhaps in his own household?) The man called himself grammatikos and notarios depite having learned absolutely nothing at school. His chief skill was as a connoisseur of Constantinople's wine-bars. He spent his time in those of Sananos and Melitragos, which he considered the best. By contrast, the tavern of Gorgoploutos was now in the hands of the old owner's son, who did not have the required knowledge and skill. As a result, the priest no longer went there 
Dates:
 
priest (in the household?) of Michael Psellos (Anonymus 442)
  • Claimed to be both a grammatikos and a notarios, although when he was at school as a child he failed to learn anything whatsoever (:) πολλὰ μὲν τῶν σεμνῶν ὀνομάτων κικλήσκεται, γραμματικὸς καὶ νοτάριος Psellos Oratoria minora 59.10-60.23
  • Frequented the taverns of Sananos (Anonymus 443) and Melitragos (Anonymus 444) which he considered the best, having given up on that of Gorgoploutos whose son (Anonymus 446) did not know how to run it properly, and knew where the best wine was sold (:) διηκριβώσατο δὲ ξύμπαντα τὰ καπηλεῖα τῆς πόλεως Psellos Oratoria minora 61.48-55
son of tavern-keeper Gorgoploutos (Anonymus 446)
  • Did not run properly his father's tavern (Anonymus 445 Gorgoploutos) and as a result the wine-loving priest (Anonymus 442) who frequented the best taverns of Constantinople no longer went there (:) μὴ πάνυ τὴν τέχνην ἐξακριβοῦντος Psellos Oratoria minora 61.50-52