For multiple reasons I have put these two translations together. For the moment this half of Panaretos's chronicle will have to suffice until I can finish my full revision.

1. Lord Alexios the Grand Komnenos came [here], after leaving the blessed city of Constantinople and marching out from Iberia due to zeal and labor of his paternal aunt Thamar, and took control Trebizond in April of indiction seven in 6714 (1204) aged twenty two. And after a reign of eighteen years he died on Sunday February 1, 6730 (1222), having reached the age of forty-four.

2. In 6730 (1222), his son-in-law married to his daughter, lord Andronikos Gidon Komnenos succeeded to the throne. In 6730 (1223), the second year of his reign, Melik the sultan came against Trebizond and nearly all his men were lost. Gidon reigned for thirteen years and died in 6743 (1235),

3. leaving the empire to his wife’s brother, the eldest son of Alexios the Grand Komnenos, the lord John Komnenos Axouchos. He after reigning for six years died in the six thousandth seven hundredth and forty-sixth year. It is said that he while was polo on the polo grounds, he fell from his horse and was trampled to death.

4. Anyways, Joannikios was tonsured and his second brother, the lord Manuel the Grand Komnenos, the greatest general and the most fortunate, succeeded to the throne. In the fifth year of his reign, in January of the fifteenth indiction, 6751 (1243) a great conflagration took place. After reigning well and virtuously in the eyes of God for twenty-five years, he died in March 6771 (1263).

5. At his exhortation and choice, his son by the empress the lady Anna Xylaloe, the lord Andronikos Komnenos, succeeded to the throne and reigned for three years. And he died in 6774 (1266). And the son of lord Manuel by the lady Irene Syrikaina, the lord George Komnenos, succeeded to the throne and reigned for fourteen years. He was treacherously betrayed by his officials on the mountain of Taurezion and taken captive in June.

6. In that same year, his second brother, the lord John the Grand Komnenos, succeeded to the throne. After one year he was come upon by the revolt of Papadopoulos. However, he was freed and departed for the City, and was married to the daughter, the porphyrogennita, of the emperor lord Michael Palaiologos. You also better know that the emperor lord Michael was still alive when the marriage of John the Grand Komnenos to place with Palaiologina. Palaiologos died on December 10, and was succeeded by his son, the lord Andronikos, who condemned his father for being a Latin lover.

7. After 6790 (1282), in April, the king of Iberia, David, came [here] and blockaded Trebizond, but turned away empty-handed.

8. On April 25 of the eleventh indiction, 6791 (1283), the lord John Komnenos set out with his wife, who was pregnant, from Constantinople for Trebizond and in 6782 (1283/4), the lord Alexios the Grand Komnenos was born. Then the raid and capture of lord George Komnenos, who they called Wanderer, took place, and with him the attack, raid, and sudden flight of the lady Theodora Komnene, the first daughter of lord Manuel the Grand Komnenos by Russadan from Iberia. And again Kalojoannes was installed on the pedestal and after reigning on the whole for eighteen years, he died in Limnia on Friday August 16, indiction 15, 6805 (1297). In his reign, the Turks took control of Chalybia and made a great raid so as to make all the land uninhabitatable. After he died, his remains were brought [here] and interred in the church of the Golden-Headed Virgin.

9. His son, the lord Alexios the Grand Komnenos, then succeeded to the throne and took as his wife the daughter of Pekai from Iberia. The widowed Palaiologina departed for the City on June 13, 6806 (1298), and came back [here] in March of the fourteenth indiction, 6809 (1301).

10. The emperor, the lord Alexios, marched out against the Turks and on reaching Kerasunt seized Koustouganes in September 6810 (1301), when many Turks were killed as well. On Tuesday December 13 of that same year, the empress, the lady Eudokia Palaiologina died.

11. On Sunday November 30, 6811 (1302), a great conflagration broke out within the city. In June of the following year, the armory was burned by the Latins when there was also a great battle.

12. On October 2, 6822 (1313), Pariames seized the çergas.

13. On Monday September…, 6827 (1319), a great conflagration was started by the Sinopites and the fire destroyed all of the beauties of the city within and without.

14. The lord Alexios the Grand Komnenos died on Thursday May 3 of the thirteenth indiction, 6838 (1330), after reigning 33 years by 3 months.

15. His son, the lord Andronikos the Grand Komnenos, then succeeded to the throne and killed his two brothers, the lord Michael Azachoutlou and the lord George Achpougas. Andronikos ruled for one year and three months and died on Wednesday January 8, indiction 15, 6840 (1332).

16. His son lord Manuel, who was eight-years-old, then succeeded to the throne and ruled 8 months. In his reign, Pariames came with a large army as far as Asomatos. Many Turks were killed, all of them fled, and many Turkish horses were seized on Sunday August 30, 6840 (1332.

17. On Monday September 22, indiction 1, 6841 (1332), the lord Basil the Grand Komnenos, the son of the lord Alexios the Grand Komnenos and second brother of the lord Andronikos came [here] from Constantinople and took the throne. In addition, he took the lives of the grand duke Lekes Tzatzintaion and his son the grand domestic Tzambas#. He imprisoned his nephew lord Manuel and they stoned to death the grand duchess Syrikaina. On Sunday February 13, of that same year of 6841 (1333) indiction 1, the grand duke, the eunuch John, revolted and lord Manuel was put to the sword.

18. On Tuesday September 12, indiction 4, 6843 (1334), the empress lady Irene Palaiologina , the daughter of lord Andronikos Palaiologos came [here] and on Sunday the 17th of that same month was married to the emperor, lord Basil.

19. On Friday, July 5, 6844 (1335) Sichasanes [the sheikh Hassan], the son of Tamartases [Tamarta]#, came to Trebizond and there was fighting at the palisade of Saint Kerykios and at Minthrion. God willing, he was turned back by a flood of rain and fled, while at the same time Aftoraymes [Abdul Rahim?], the son of Roustames [Rustam], was killed.

20. On Monday March 2, 6845 (1336), at the start of Lent, there was an eclipse of the sun from three to seven o'clock causing the people to cause trouble by gathering outside the citadel and throwing rocks at the emperor.

21. On October 5, indiction 7, 6847 (1338), the lord John Komnenos, who later was named Alexios, was born the second son of the lord Basil. The emperor lord Basil was married to the empress, lady Irene from Trebizond, on July 8, 6847 (1339.

22. The emperor lord Basil the Grand Komnenos died on Thursday August 6, indiction 8, 6848 (1340). He ruled for 7 years and 6 months. His son’s, the lord Alexios and the lord Kalojoannes, were sent to the City along with their mother. The widowed lady Irene Palaiologina then seized the throne. And straightaway the officials stirred up trouble and split into two factons. Tzanichites, lord Sebastos the grand stratopedarch along with the Scholarioi, the Meitzomatai, lord Constantine Doranites, the Kabazitai, Kamachenos, some of the people, and some of the palace guards held Saint Eugenios, while the Amytzarantai, some of the officials, and the archons of the imperial exchange along held the citadel with the empress.

24. On Friday July 2, 6848 (1340), the grand duke, the eunuch John, came from Limnia with a great army and there was a fight in which they fired on the monastery with a siege engine. The monastery was set fire to and all of its beauties were burned to the ground. Tzanichites and the other nobles were imprisoned in Limnia and lost their lives there. It was about that same month of that same year that our army came to the summer pastures and captured many Amitiotai and took much plunder, though the sons of Dolinos were killed.

25. On Friday July 5, indiction 9, 6849 (1341), the emperor of the Romans, the lord Andronikos Palaiologos died. In that same month and year, the nobles at Limnia were murdered. Again, in that same year, on Thursday, July 4, the Amitiotai came and without even putting up a fight the Romans turned to flight and many Christians were killed. All of Trebizond within and without was burned and a great number of people were too, both women and children. After all, of this destruction, there was a sudden plague due to the foul odor of the burnt horses, livestock, and people. Before this, the daughter of lord Alexios the Grand Komnenos, the lady Anna called Anachoutlou, giving up her nun's vows, went to Lazia and seized it. After the fire and attack took place, Anachoutlou came and took over the empire with a Lazic army on Tuesday, July 17, of that same year. Palaiologina was deposed after a reign of one year and three months.

26. On Monday July 30 of that same year, Alexios's brother, the lord Michael Komnenos, came from that mighty city [i.e. Constantinople] with three galleys along with the lord Niketas Scholaris, and lord Gregory Meizomates. In the evening, the officials knelt down and swore the oath and the metropolitan Akakios on the Bible, and took him as their master. However, in the morning, the people did not know that they imprisoned him. The Laz seized the galleys and killed many with arrows. On Friday August 3 of that same year of 6849 (1341), the Amitiotai Turks returned, but God willing, they did not prevail over us and departed empty-handed. On the seventh of that same month and year, the lord Michael Komnenos was sent to Oinaion to which he was confined and then to Limnia. On the tenth of that same month and year, Palaiologina was sent on a Frankish galley to the City.

26. On September 10, lord Niketas Scholaris, lord Gregory Meitzomates, lord Constantine Doranites, his son John, Meitzomates' brother Michael, and others of the their faction fled and came by means of a Venetian galley to the City. After staying there until about August 17, they came with lord John Komnenos, the son of lord Michael, in two galleys of their own and three Genoese ones and took over Trebizond on Wednesday September 4, 6851 (1342). He was crowned on September 9, in the pulpit of the church of the Golden-Headed Virgin. At his coronation, the countries were gathered together completely and a terrible persecution and seizure took place. At this time, many of the nobles, the Amyrtzantarantai, were killed and the George's mother, Sargale, was strangled along with the Anachoutlou, after a reign of one year, one month, and eight days.

27. Because the grand duke the eunuch who held lord Michael in Limnia was slain in March, the grand duke Scholaris came and took lord Michael, who came and succeeded to the throne on Monday May 3, 6852 (1343). He was crowned in that same month of the twenty-first, As for his son, he was deposed and confined to the cave of Saint Sabas, the lord John having reigned one year and eight months.

28. When the chief officials were robbed of life, the lord Niketas Scholaris was honored as grand duke, while Gregory Meizomates grand stratopedarch, his son epikernes, John Kabazites grand logariastes, Scholaris's son parakoimomenos, Michael Meizomates amytzantarios#, and Stephan Tzanichites grand constable.

29. In November 6854 (1345), the grand duke Scholaris, the grand domestic Meizomates, and others of their faction were imprisoned. It was then that lord John Komnenos was sent to the City. In 6855 (1345/6), Saint Andrew and Oinaion were taken.

30. In September, indiction 1, there was a sudden plague, the prostrator of all, which carried off many, children, husbands, wives, brothers, sisters, mothers, and kinsmen. It lasted until the seventh month [March].

31. In January 6856 (1347), Kerasunt was taken and burned by the Genovese.

32. On June 29 of that same year, indiction 1, many Turks came to Trebizond led by Aches Aynapees [Ahi Ayna Bey?] from Erzinjan, Mahmates Eikeptaris from Bayburt, Tyrali bey and Posdoganes from the Amitiotai, and the Cepnis with them. The war lasted for three days before they fled empty-handed having been injured, abandoning many Turks in the road.

33. On Tuesday May 5, 6857 (1349), two Frankish galleys came [here] from Cafa, so a great one of our galleys, a smaller one, and several little barques went out from Daphnai and joined battle [with them], but God abandoned us and the Franks triumphed. The grand duke John Kabazites, Michael Tzanichites and many others were killed. The galley was burned while the Franks on the mainland were seized and imprisoned, though the galleys departed.

34. On June 15 6857 (1349), three galleys came from Cafa again along with a barque from Aminsoun and after many words, annoyances, and demands, peace was made and Leontokastron was surrendered to them. Then weakness prevailed over the lord Michael and the lord Niketas Scholaris came from Kechrina and became grand duke as well as marrying Michael Sampson's daughter. The lord Michael ruled for five years and seven and a half months.