The true Copie of M. Iohn Dee his Petition to the kings most excellent Maiestie , exhibited : Anno 1604. Iunij 5. at Greenewich . IN most humble and lamentable manner beseecheth your Royall Maiestie , your Highnesse most distressed Seruant , Iohn Dee : That , as , by the grace and prouidence of the Almightie , you are our King , our earthly Supreame Head , and Iudge : So it may please your sacred Maiestie , eyther in your owne royall presence and hearing ; Or , of the Lordes of your Maiesties most honorable priuie Counsell : Or , of the present assembled Parlament States , to cause your Highnesse sayd Seruant , to be tryed and cleared of that horrible and damnable , and to him , most grieuous and dammageable Sclaunder : generally , and for these many yeeres last past , in this Kingdome raysed , and continued , by report , and Print , against him : Namely , That he is , or hath bin a Coniurer , or Caller , or Invocator of diuels : Vpon which most vngodly , and false report , so boldly , constantly , and impudently auouched : yea , and vncontrolled , and hitherto vnpunished , for so many yeeres , continuing : ( Albeit , your Maiesties said Suppliant , hath published in Print , diuers his earnest Apologies , against it ) yet some impudent and malicious forraine enemie , or English traytor to the florishing State and Honor of this Kingdome , hath in Print ( Anno 1592. 7. Ianuarij ) affirmed your Maiesties said Suppliant , to be the Coniurer belonging to the most Honorable Priuie Counsell , of your Maiesties most famous last Predecessor , ( Queene Elizabeth ) So that , seeing the said abhominable Sclaunder , is become so highly haynous , and disgracefull , that it pretendeth great discredit , and disliking to be had , also , of the said most Honorable Lordes , of your Maiesties priuie Counsell ( as to vse any Coniurers aduise : and your said Suppliant to be the man . ) It , therefore , seemeth , ( vpon diuers respects , ) to be very needefull , due and speedy Order , to be taken herein : by your Maiesties wisedom , and Supreme Authoritie : ( by one , of the three foresaid meanes , or any other , ) to haue your Highnesse said Suppliant , to be tryed , in the premisses : Who offereth himselfe willingly , to the punishment of Death : ( yea , eyther to be stoned to death : or to be buried quicke : or to be burned vnmercifully ) If by any due , true , and iust meanes , the said name of Coniurer , or Caller , or Invocator of Diuels , or damned Spirites , can be proued , to haue beene , or to be , duely or iustly reported of him , or attributed vnto him : Yea , ( good , and gratious King ) If any one , of all the great number , of the very strange and friuolous fables , or histories reported and told of him ( as to haue beene of his doing ) were True : as they haue beene told , or reasonably caused any wondring among , or to , the many headed Multitude , or to any other , whosoeuer , els . And , then , your Highnesse said Suppliant , ( vpon his said Iustification , and Clearing , made herein , ) will conceyue great and vndoubted hope , that your Maiestie will , soone after , more willingly , haue Princely regard of redressing , of your Highnesse said Suppliant his farder griefes , and hinderances ; no longer , of him , possibly to be endured : So long , hath his vtter vndoing , by little and little , beene most vniustly , compassed . The Almightie and most mercifull God , alwayes direct , your Maiesties royall heart , in his wayes of Iustice and Mercy , as is to him , most acceptable : and make your Maiestie to be the most blessed and Triumphant Monarch , that euer this Brytish Empire , enioyed .