A boiled Peacock may seem to be alive.

Kill a Peacock, either by thrusting a quill into his brain from above, or else cut his throat, as you do for yong kids, that the blood may come forth: then cut his skin gently from his throat unto his tail; and being cut, pull it off with his feathers from his whole body to his head: cut off that with the skin, and legs, and keep it: Rost the Peacock on a spit: his body being strffed with spices and sweet herbs, sticking first on his brest cloves, and wrapping his neck in a white linnen cloth; wet it always with water, that it may never dry: when the Peacock is rosted, and taken from the spit, put him into his own skin again; and that he may seem to stand upon his feet, you shall thrust small iron wires, made on purpose, through his legs, and set fast on a board, that they may rot be discerned, and through his body to his head and tail. Some put Camphire in his mouth: and when he is set on the table, they cast in fire. Platira shews that the same may be done with Pheasants, Geese, Capons, and other Birds; and we observe these things amongst our Guests. But it will be a more rare sight, to see