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- From the "Dansk biografisk Lexikon" bind IV, by Carl Frederik Bricka (1887-1905):
Colnet, Robert, -1694, Glasbr?nder og Artillerist. 1652 antager Frederik III R.C., der efter navnet at d?mme er en udl?nding (Franskmand?), til kgl. glasbr?nder, og glasv?rket, der nu kom i stand, og som laa paa Slotsholmen bag Slottet ved L?ngangen, tilskj?dedes ham 1658. Krigsaarene lode ham imidlertid ikke blive i hans fredelige bestilling med at tilvirke, sk?re, slibe og polere glas. Efter at have faaet undervisning i "Fyrv?rks Videnskab og anden dets Tilbeh?ring, som paa T?jhuset l?res", blev han i 1659 udn?vnt til Kapitajn i Artilleriet, i 1660 blev han Major og vistnok i 1679 Oberstlieutenant. Han synes ogsaa uden for sit vaaben at have deltaget i krigen, thi i Juli 1660 faar han som gave Kongens part af et skib, "Rytteren" kaldet, "som han i sidste krig erobret haver". Efter krigen er der antydning af, at glasv?rkeet s?gtes bragt paa fode igjen, men om dette skete, vides ikke sikkert. Colnets v?sentlige interesse paa den tid synes at have v?ret knyttet til benyttelsen af forskjellige grunde, som han erhvervede i den ny bydel mellem slotted og volden (Kalveboderne). Allerede i 1660 hentede han ved i Fyn med eget skib; i 1680 henter han paa samme maade mursten og t?mmer fra forskjellige steder i Danmark. Han d?de i Febr. 1694. Tolderen i Ribe Marturin du Pont gjorde i Nov. 1660 sin datters bryllup med Colnet. Hun hed Birgitte Cathrine og d?de i Sept. 1677. (Hist. Tidsskr. 5. R. I. Personalhist. Tidsskr. 2. R. III og IV. C. Nyrop.)
In "Danmarks Glasindustri indtil 1750" (Denmark's glass industry until 1750) on pages 501-507 there is mention of a Robert Colnet who is said to the man in charge of an attempt to launch a Danish glass industry, and that judging from his name he was possibly a Frenchman. It seems that on December 5, 1652 King Frederik III appointed "Robert Colnet som Kongelig Glasbr?nder" (Robert Colnet as the royal glass burner) with an annual salary of 100 Rd. from the 1st of December 1652. On October 18, 1654, there is a royal grant, wherein Robert Colnet was granted a licence in Denmark and Norway "hans Glasbrender handverch at bruge" (to perform his glass burning profession) duty free for 10 years for materials and the final goods he was to produce, while he undertakes "at ville lade brende saa fiine Christlien glasz, som de andensteds fra i vore Riger vorder indf?rt, oc dennem en Lybsch schilling ringere, end de udlendische selges, forhandle", and to yearly for the 10 years without any special payment to provide to the court "50 extraordinaire pockaler, glasz ochsaa med dertil, stycket paa 1 Rixdlr., noch 250 store spitzglas, st?cket 12/3, noch 500 ordinarii spitzglas, stoeket 5 /S, noch 250 ?llglasz, som de effterhanden kand begieres, stycket paa 5 ?" In all 1,050 pieces of glass. What the king needed in excess thereof he would supply to him "materie och brendeved" (materials and firewood). It seems that his work required a larger room, and the King paid for the construction of a new glass studio. There was at any rate a series of orders to indicate this was the reason. In April of 1656 it was resolved that Robert Colnet to the new building should be buildt of quite good timber "ved voris Hus i vor Kj?bsted Kristianshavn" (from our house in our market town Christianshavn), in July of that same year the King gave orders to blacksmith Hans Svitzer to make the necessary forge for the building, and in August and October issued orders to carpenter Hans Balche and glazier Hans Mars, and finally in December of 1656 go out orders to Holmen to allow Robert Colnet have 20 "Tylter Vragdele" of decking of "dend plads ved Glashytten wed voris l?ngang" (the place at the glass studio with our secret passage). Now the building was finished, and it was undoubtedly good and usable, but with the great fault, at any rate in Robert Colnet's eyes that it belonged to the king. However, the council did right by him, and on May 7, 1658 gave the deed to "woris Glasmester Robert Colnet" (our Master Glazier Robert Colnet).
As mentioned above, the studio was located on Slotsholmen with a secret passage or, as the deed states: "jmellum bemeldte L?ngang sampt Hafnen och m?lle canalen" (between the aforesaid secret entrance and the harbor and mill canal), which now was transferred, along with a significant amount of land that surrounded it, to Robert Colnet with very inexpensive conditions; he should by way of remuneration "aarligen paa egen bekostning i woris wiinkielder leffuere fem hundrede store oc smaa spidzglas, efftersom de bestilt bleffue, och derforuden ski?re, slibe och polere allehaande glas, huorledis wij det haffue wille, saa och ellerz forrette alt andet vdj glasarbeid, som wj kand haffue behag vdj, for en billig Pris" (annually at his own expense to our wine cellar deliver five hundred large and small liqueur glasses, as they are ordered, and therefore without cutting, grinding and polishing all kinds of glass, as we require and otherwise produce anything in glass work that we can have delight in, for a cheap price). A final condition was added that if the glassworks ever stopped, the king could redeem the land and property in by paying 1000 Slettedaler. Now the enterprising glassmaker's wish was fulfilled, dare one assume. Then K?benhavn came under siege, and Robert Colnet had nothing else to do but to blow and grind glass. In March of 1659 the pyrotechnician Hans Turbansen was order to teach him "Fyrwerchs widenskab oc anden detz tilbeh?ring, som paa Toyhuset l?res" (pyrotechnic science and other appropriate things which the Arsenal taught), and immediately after he was appointed "Captein ofver Artilleriet" (Captain in the Artillery). Later he is mentioned as a "Stykhauptmand" or "Stykmajor", and he seems to have done satisfactorily in its various military positions. He even defeated a ship, called Rytteren, and his "troe tieneste" (faithful service) was rewarded in various ways.
During the war, the glassworks obviously had been inactive, but was happened afterwards is uncertain. In 1668 the king commanded that Stykmajor Robert Colnet, without residence, should have his remaining annual salary paid, and the equal command is that he "samme penge i serdelishedtill det af Osz anbefalede Glaszwerchs oprettelse her samesteds foraarsages at anvende" (same money in particular to those of us recommended that glassworks establishment this same office caused to use). Subsequently one could assume that the glassworks was on its feet again, this certainly was the idea. However, a document from 1664 states that Robert Colnet "8 Aars resterende Besolding for Glasbr?nder, Beregnet fra 1 December 1652" (8 years' remaining salary for glass burning, calculated from the 1st of December 1652), or in other words until December 1, 1660, from the day that he therefore must have ceased to be regarded as a glass burner, and in K?benhavn's "Grundtaxter" (property tax) for 1661 and 1668 no glassworks are recorded on Slotsholmen, and in 1669 can be found the statement that Robert Colnet, out of consideration for new plants in this part of the city, can keep "sin Huus oc Plads ved Canalen hos woris forige L?ngang" (his house and space by the canal with our previously secret entrance). The glass works was not mentioned.
The glassworks could hardly be started up again, but Robert Colnet was not without occupation. He remained in the military and began moreover to buy land and buildings on the grounds behind Slotsholmen, probably in the neighborhood of Stormgade. In February of 1694 he died as an "Oberstl?jtnant" (Lieutenant Colonel); his wife, the daughter of the customs officer in Ribe, Mathurin du Pont, appears to have pre-deceased him.*)
*) K?benhavns Dipl. 111, S. 506, 693; Sj. Tegn. XLIX, Fol. 558. -- Den, henholdsvis "Major" og "Oberstl?jtnant" Robert, der n?vnes af E. C. Werlauff (Erindr, om Guldhornstyveriet, S. 6) og i Dsk. Saml. (2 E. 111, S. 298) i Forbindelse med Byggeforetagender og Ejendomshandeler, er utvivlsomt Robert Colnet. (Det er den histor. Forenings Sekret?r C. F. Bricka, der har henledet min Opm?rksomhed herpaa; jeg bringer ham herfor min Tak ligesom for en Del andre Oplysninger.)
This database researched, compiled by Norman Lee Madsen, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 21 July 2015.
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1625 - 1694 (~ 69 år)
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