Historian William Henry Scott wrote that a “Samar datu by the name of Iberein was rowed out to a Spanish vessel anchored in his harbor in 1543 by oarsmen collared in gold; while wearing on his own person earrings and chains.” In the local epic called "siday" entitled "Bingi of Lawan" as written in the article of Scott, Lawan is a prosperous Lakanate in Samar.