Which two individuals argued that persons accused of witchcraft were mentally ill, and consequently had their writings banned by the Catholic Church in the sixteenth century?

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Johann Weyer and Reginald Scot both argued that persons accused of witchcraft were mentally ill. Their writings were banned by the Catholic Church in the sixteenth century. Teresa of Avila, although a prominent religious figure in the same time period, did not specifically write about witchcraft and mental illness. Thomas Szasz, on the other hand, was a twentieth-century psychiatrist who argued against the concept of mental illness altogether and did not write about witchcraft.

Which Two Individuals Argued That Persons Accused of Witchcraft Were