Foreword
Introduction. The arrival of Christianity in Britain and the rise and progress of monasticism in this country
1. The antecedents of the priory and the ancestry of St Martin's church in Dover
2. The foundation of the priory and its 200-year quarrel with Christ Church, Canterbury
3. The history of the site, subsequent to the dissolution of the priory and the survey of its possessions taken at that time
4. The buildings of the priory
5. Chronological history of the priors
6. Life in the priory, with appendix on the priory library
7. The possessions and revenues of the priory with Appendix 1 on the Dover customs and Appendix 2 on the exchange of the Toll of Dover for the Manor of Middleton
Appendix 1. The priory seals and arms
Appendix 2. This year's accounts of the priory for 1530-1
Appendix 3. Life of St Thomas de la Hale
Appendix 4. Text of Winchelsey's injunctions to Dover priory
Appendix 5. Archbishop Warham's visitation of the priory
Appendix 6. The quarrel between the town and priory of Dover - original text
Appendix 7. Text of the preface to the cartulary of Dover priory at Lambeth
Index.
